po number option for each job
simon davey
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i need to add to my invoices a specific purchase order number for each job. could this input be added to the job input screen?
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i need to add to my invoices a specific purchase order number for each job. could this input be added to the job input screen?
2 Posted by simon davey on 05 Feb, 2010 01:36 AM
in addition this po number would have to be an addition option in the template editor.
Support Staff 3 Posted by Dan Messing on 08 Feb, 2010 07:11 PM
I can see this maybe taking the form of a custom field or something of that nature. Can you tell me a little more about how you'd use it? Would the po number just need to be added to the invoice?
4 Posted by Michael T. on 16 Oct, 2010 01:53 PM
I totally agree about adding the option for Purchase Order Numbers. In my experience the companies I freelance for give me PO Numbers and sometimes even additional "Job Numbers" that they want reflected on the invoice that On The Job generates. There's only two ways to do that now: 1) Duplicate an existing invoice template and enter the PO and/or Job Numbers as existing text. Unfortunately, you have to create a new one for EVERY invoice, otherwise the Job number's will update in you previous invoices. Ugh. Or you can use method 2) Export an invoice from On The Job as a PDF and then modify it in Adobe Illustrator. It's a pain, but it works.
To be an effective tool these options--Purchase Order Numbers an Job Numbers--need to be added to the Template Editor as fields that can be dragged onto the invoice like "Date" or "Your Name," etc. They then need to appear in the main Invoice window as modifiable fields, like the Invoice Number is.
I don't know why this issue never came up for me before but it has really, really, REALLY become a standard in my business in the last year. It sure would be nice to not have to modify invoices after exporting from On The Job as well as having a true & accurate copy in my invoice history.
Support Staff 5 Posted by Dan Messing on 18 Oct, 2010 11:38 PM
Michael,
Thanks for the extra input!
Dan
6 Posted by Derek Snow on 18 Dec, 2010 10:13 PM
I add the PO number as a note on the first entry.
7 Posted by stubbsini on 20 Jul, 2011 09:40 PM
Is there any update to this request?
The PO Number field would be very useful. Adding it as a note on the first entry is a workaround, but really, the PO Number should be placed next to or near the Invoice Number to make it easy for the Client to identify.
8 Posted by Simon Davey on 20 Jul, 2011 09:55 PM
no updates yet.
PO number is a very very common element of an invoice and should be a priority.
9 Posted by Paul Tuohy on 18 Dec, 2011 02:28 PM
The lack of a PO number is the only big show stopper for me at the moment. Nearly all my clients provide a PO number and require it on the invoice.